Long Legs (2024) Explained: Symbolic Clues, Reaction & Review

[@LazyStarrfish]

Your Nic Cage impression is one of the best, by far

[@basedchump]

0:01 this is the guy who got me into eastern orthodoxy 😂😂😂

[@ismaelsilveira2316]

"Mom, he looks much more convincing when he's debating, I swear!"

[@junioralfa3628]

@@ismaelsilveira2316 😂😂😂

[@DG-ee9hi]

@@ismaelsilveira2316 *mom pulls up a debate clip* That’s rhetoric. Rhetoric is part of classical debate. 😂

[@semyaza555]

Excellent Paul Bearer impression in the beginning.

[@JayDyer]

I bet Cage used that as a model

[@Optical78]

​@@JayDyer Cage used his mother for inspiration, sadly, because she struggled with mental illness and was said to have gone insane.

[@AB-ou5qc]

The nick cage impression was great 😂

[@rafehollisterband]

That was a dang good and funny cage impression!

[@stephencook567]

We should all get a paid day off work and free movie tickets every time Daddy Cage drops a new banger

[@sheilaadams5408]

Jay’s impressions are 💯

[@jemperdiller]

Metallic ball is a symbol of soul/nous/intellect, often represented by circle/sphere. It reminded me of the anima mundi drawing. Carl Jung On “Anima Mundi”: "Ever since the Timaeus it has been repeatedly stated that the soul is a sphere..."

[@JayDyer]

That was my assumption

[@damianwilliams2341]

Metallic ball could also be a reference to the horror movie Phantasm

[@JayDyer]

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[@anthonyb.2983]

@JayDyer Nicholas Cage was 60 yrs, 6 months, 6 days old the day after the Longlegs movie was released, which was the day of the Trump event. The movie is about birthday’s, numbers, and occult messages. 👻

[@TatevosN.]

“Guys this guy obliterates Muslim, Catholic , Protestant, atheist, agnostic, pagan claims in all debates” The guy in question: 0:01

[@liviasalgado]

Nicholas Cage sounded like Caitlyn Jenner in the movie 😂😅

[@jcdenton1310]

In one scene there is a picture of the lifecycle of the butterfly eluding to project monarch

[@brainman67]

the first fifthteen seconds are awesome followed by a great toned down nic cage impersanation

[@Dilaudian]

Appreciate all your work Jay!

[@ricobonifacio1095]

One of the best things about the movie for me is the analog horror style it uses throughout the movie. That and Nicolas is hilarious.

[@es7990]

I generally enjoyed the movie but had a few issues with it. I thought it had pacing problems, and the discovery of the killer's pattern was too convoluted-it felt like when the kids from Stranger Things quickly pieced together what the Upside Down is. Also think the movie lacked suspense for a good portion of its runtime because most of the intense scenes were flashbacks, putting what was at stake in the present, in the background.

[@tonynittoli4792]

The movie phantasm had similar metal balls.

[@TommyGunzzz]

Where's the Willie's Wonderland review bro. Oscar Worthy

[@ThatJetstream]

Good work brother

[@Frankierios22]

Great breakdown 👌🏻 and impersonation 😂

[@georgepallous1205]

Love the Miami vice neon.

[@poindextertunes]

The metal spheres are a reference to Phantasm, in which a Tall Man pursues a young boy. The Tall Man, from a parallel dimension turns dead bodies into zombies, who also pursue a young boy and also do Tall Man’s bidding on his slave planet. He incapsulates their brain in a metal sphere that are in the heads of the zombies. Thus more mind control symbolism. Also, IIRC a metal sphere incorporates protruding blades and gets lodged into another zombies forehead. A drill comes out of the sphere and digs into the zombies brain, sucks blood out of the brain which is shooting out of the back of the sphere as if its “extracting information” from its victim. my take on the spheres is more mind control subtext or wiping one’s memory(extracting info). In the end of the film Agent Lee’s gun jams while trying to destroy the metal sphere in the girls doll. So she is unsuccessful in breaking the mind control or the memory wipe thats been put on the girl

[@slowboywhiteboardv4]

There is a metal orb inside each doll. This is how Longlegs, who is more Devil-like than human, possesses each father to makes them murder their family and k. themselves afterward. Studying Longlegs's pattern, Lee knows that Longlegs still has one more kill left. (From google)

[@JayDyer]

Right, but why a metal ball?

[@slowboywhiteboardv4]

@@JayDyer yeah idk how a metal ball could possess someone 🤔

[@slowboywhiteboardv4]

Into these balls he used Satanic magic to add a little piece of himself. When these dolls were brought into people's homes, he could use this piece of himself to whisper to them. He's also an agent of Satan, as he tells Harker shortly before he... "visits his master" (from: what to watch) Just seems like a lame plot device

[@abmqa]

Technology?

[@Randy-tl8ce]

@@JayDyerit wasn’t the metal ball itself that was significant but what was held inside of it. Longlegs put it was said some sort of black magic and an essence of himself inside of them, which possessed the families and drove the father to commit these things. I’m sure there’s some sort of occult significance to the metal used as Perkins last film gretel and Hansel was steeped and well versed in occult concepts.

[@BOOREK100]

"deep fried Jack White" lmao

[@bruh-hj7gi]

the metallic ball emits frequencies, so it might be some weird mk ultra reference I dunno

[@trevorstevenson4038]

Haha Jay can pull off a fantastic nic cage voice

[@Joshua-ch2ij]

When I saw the title I thought Simmons from fishtank finally got his book made into a movie. 😅

[@AnthonySchreuders]

It was a fushigi ball

[@jessemwakajumba6552]

Had no idea that you were a fan of horror, love it! Excellent breakdown, glad I watched in the morning 😂 I think the silver ball symbolizes someone’s soul, as this sorta spiritually malleable item that allows them to perform satanic incantations. Looking forward to this seeing this and Oddity(which is supposed to be even more unsettling!)

[@JayDyer]

I have hundreds of film reviews

[@jessemwakajumba6552]

@@JayDyer I’m still new to your page, but good to know!!

[@francescoandricciola5502]

The Exorcist 3 was definitely a huge inspiration for this, mayhaps 1 for 1?

[@dramares]

4:51..."Just enough to get by?... You bess set yo mind straight!... White boy!" - DIONNE WARWICK

[@orthodoxboomergrandma3561]

How did I miss this live???

[@chumpydump]

Jay did you know 4 days before the Trump Event happened a movie called Thine Ears Shall Bleed was released? Its probably bad but it’s an interesting fact nonetheless

[@chumpydump]

@SeraphimLeo I didn’t say it was hahaha chill out brother. It still may be an occult esoteric movie jay would be interested in. I dont watch movies like it though so idk

[@bigoled6540]

In one scene in I think it was her old bedroom there is an evolution of the butterfly school project poster

[@anduril7401]

It’s the ball from “Screamers” lol

[@unicornbbq]

Great Nick Cage impression! Ha.

[@MelissaKramer-e8k]

twin peaks uses the same metallic ball to represent the tulpa psyche (dougie, S3), it is empty bc the dollmaker disables the doll and person from having their own mind, creating their own life.

[@Ryo7_7]

Nicolas Cage in that one cot movie where he said crack kid is by far my favorite from him

[@leejohnson197733]

It looked to me at the end the agent took over the role of the killer as she didn't leave the house

[@whocares4464]

Lol your impression is spot on lol I haven't went to the movies in a long time lol actually the last time was a drive in movie probably 17 years ago lol but I will be going to thistle

[@whocares4464]

I'll also be taking these Huggies and whatever is in the register lol

[@Billyboy597]

I didn't see this posted in comments. I think the silver orb represents a "witch's ball" or medium to attract and trap spirits

[@kingt.l.2194]

I watched in theaters Monday morning 9am showing!!!!!! Writing this before witnessing dyers review! The extra rockstar singing scenes were bluntly CAGE! The main lead is GREAT! And Blair Underwood CONGRATS ol fella he killed his character easily besides the main actress Blair stole every scene besides the interrogation? (LongLegs)Scene…..

[@AnaisheItayi]

first 15 seconds and i expected nothing less... oh my goodness ahahahahhah

[@thomasholt1212]

the ball is the sun, saturn.

[@angelatomaino6349]

My thought on the metallic sphere : it’s representative of the “ 9th sphere “ ie.. Hell The evil comes out of the sphere

[@dramares]

THE CAGE!!!

[@catcans]

Once again another feature length horror movie that could have been a 30 minute KZbin video.

[@herschelgould2126]

I think long legs as the name is a reference to Satan's goat legs

[@keithremedy]

Your impression is like spot on to Face Off Nick Cage 😂

[@Randy-tl8ce]

Took place in ‘93… I think we all know the significance there. Appreciate the content but would like to see a deeper analysis, hoping IW or Juan Ayala takes this one on

[@slowboywhiteboardv4]

Bazed Lit Analyzer did one but it's a member's only video.

[@ishmael_03]

The writer/director Oz Perkins said that he picked the title "Longlegs" just because he liked the sound of it. As far as the film goes the Perkins said that the Devil had no other reason but to have people murder their own kin which is very lazy writing IMO. Perkins also said that his inspiration for the film was his parents lying to him. And his parents are actor Anthony Perkins who played Norman Bates and his mother is actress Berry Berenson who died on flight 11 that stuck the World Trade Tower. Also, his father Anthony Perkins was a closeted homosexual. That is probably the main lie Oz Perkins is talking about.

[@m.filmtrip]

Everything seemed pretty arbitrary and patched together to me…

[@jimmyrustler8983]

0:58 Fantastic impersonation of Succdicholas Cage, also, did you ever check out another movie he starred in a few years ago called Mandy? Also has satanic undertones to it. Very weird movie.

[@paulzimmerman7895]

Need to re-watch Cage's Snake Eyes following the attempt on Trump...check it out

[@mazy9379]

Snake eyes is great

[@mattstiglic]

Saw longlegs the other night in theater. Thought it was very well done.

[@OrthodoxJoker]

Loved the movie

[@madsd.a.1578]

Maybe the metal ball a shootout the phantasm

[@kingt.l.2194]

I think the ball represented the sound when you spin 2 balls together or like the sound a Tibetan bowl / the cup sounds in GET OUT I could be fully wrong obviously……..but now I think about it “The Autopsy Doctor” was very Informational and the mkultA psychic scene where she guessed numbers low key gems I feel can’t wait to rent or buy at home don’t need theatre again but loved the marketing and got me to buy a ticket so can’t hate

[@MarvinFalz]

Not sure what the metal balls mean besides what you, Jay, already suggested they may mean. But maybe there's a thematic connection between a metal ball in a doll head and the metallic seeming seeds in tulpas in Twin Peaks: The Return?

[@OscarLauer]

Impression is so funny

[@CaptClutchStudio]

The metal ball reminded me of the “demon core” radioactive spheres you see on the internet. Not sure if it’s at all an inspiration.

[@wizard0fozark]

Just watched it. Hated first half of movie, got really into it second half. Went to sleep, had crazy dreams I was solving a hotel murder mystery (weird I know) woke up and loved it upon reflection.

[@vincenzospaghetti]

Is Tristana ok?

[@slowboywhiteboardv4]

He's living his best life, off the interwebs.

[@vincenzospaghetti]

@slowboywhiteboardv4 bless his heart, but I do see his addiction to Tweeter is like a vice squeezing his mental heaths. This all has my mental healths triggered and abandoned

[@ChampionofTheSunMan2]

Saw this twice , nic cage is an animal 🦓 glad you enjoyed it too 🙏

[@teazqt812]

He is called Longlegs because he is the father of the unholy trinity. Daddy Longlegs.

[@albertsmith1122]

The doll is a golem I would assume.

[@zedisdeadz]

So is it true that something happened and the psycho killers stopped suddenly in the end of the 90's? This is what Niel Gayman says in sandman at least... That's an interesting though

[@orthodoxboomergrandma3561]

You mean crank it up to 11? 😂

[@scottbaldridge165]

Nick Leeeegs......hint hint!!!!

[@wizard0fozark]

Longlegs director commentary, 14 minutes in, FBI chiefs office. A picture of Bill Clinton is prominently displayed on the wall behind the desk. Several times throughout the movie of course. "Somebody said in the test audience, either this movie takes place in the 90's or somebody really likes Clinton. *laughs*. Originally, it was written as, I guess it turned out to be 1993. It was written as 1992, uhm, and I changed it to '93 when I realized that, uh, it would have to be george bush if it was 92. We'd have to be looking at fucking pictures of George Bush all the time so I just..nudged it.. And you get brother bill in there instead." -Osgood Perkins (Longlegs director commentary) "Brother" Bill.. wtf?

[@JOHNCONNOR19840]

Ace Nicholas Cage J

[@thebrocialist8300]

I thought the Longlegs character was based off Nancy Pelosi.

[@tiffanyangel1124]

👑🎭🙏👍

[@arepadelsur350]

I watched the movie to watch this video lol

[@mrhaha1980]

Dude you should write a script will all your knowledge

[@bobjoneswof]

Tbh I didnt love this movie. I think everything was good except for the plot.

[@alexeptop]

Just explain Lore's of horror games, conspiracy theories and movies (horror) DAILY

[@aCarolinaGal]

When I saw the "Long Legs" title I thought you'd be commenting on "Biden's" recent appearance with his exceptionally long legs. I didn't know about this movie, though. Maybe Nicholas Cage is the one behind the Biden mask? 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️😆

[@dustinmiller2775]

Sigil of Lucifer?

[@rustyshackelford3590]

I thought it was called long legs to make it seem scary to arachnophobes.

[@matthewb94]

Hahahaha

[@waltergross1269]

I think the explanation for the ball is oz is not the best writer and is lost in the wood

[@thejamboy3556]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ez_ekiel]

Nicholas Cage was in Longlegs?

[@mikeliszemitis]

metal is crystallic and ball/baal wordplay

[@DisapprovingFather]

This movie was hot garbage

[@itsnothimorisit]

I found the movie a bore. It was shot beautifully and acting was fine, but damn was I disappointed.

[@RustyShackleford237]

I was hoping you would dive into this movie. I enjoyed Longlegs very much.